vcop4k12edtech - Module 4

Digital Storytelling

What is digital storytelling and how can we use it in the classroom?
Digital storytelling, in its most basic format, combines an electronic format with graphics and text, as we will explore in this module to tell stories and share information.
Digital storytelling, in general, presents stories and information in an electronic format that embeds graphics, photos, movies, and audio and sometimes enables interaction by the user.

Goals:

Teachers will:

Develop a digital story for use in your teaching practice. (Please develop something that will be useful to you.)

Develop an understanding of fair use, copyright, and creative commons and integrate this knowledge into ethical use.

To learn the basics of effective digital storytelling, read these posts by experts in the field.

7 things you should know about digital storytelling by Educause Learning Initiative
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7021.pdf

An Introduction to Digital Storytelling by Bernard Robin, Ph.D., College of Education, University of Houston
Intro-to-Digital-Storytelling.ppt

Consider how you can use digital storytelling in your teaching practice. Explore:
Getting Started by the University of Houston provides a step-by-step check list for the planning and development of quality projects
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/getting_started.html

Storyboarding to develop digital stories by the University of Houston
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/storyboarding.html

A useful storyboard handout, in PDF format by the University of Houston
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/storyboard.pdf

Additional Resources:
Nice video overview of digital storytelling rationale and process on the elementary level http://futureschools.ning.com/video/kauai-pacific-school-digital

Dr. Alec Couros shares thoughts and a tremendous resource list for digital storytelling
http://couros.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling

Wonderful group of links that provide all you need to know to get started with digital storytelling from ISTE (International Society for Technology Education). (You will notice that their site is a Wikispaces wiki!) You may join the wiki or use the wiki as a guest.
http://digitalstorytelling.iste.wikispaces.net/StoryKeepers

Applications for this module:

Basic digital storytelling uses graphics and type. Please select the one site that you feel will best suit your needs, in creating a digital story, considering your teaching practice.

To view Storybird click here.
To view Mixbooks click here.

Additional Digital Storytelling Resources:

StoryCorp animations take PBS’s StoryCorp submissions and add animated characters to help tell the story. If you are ready to take digital storytelling to the next level, these stories provide examples of effective animations that support the story through good character visualization and simplicity.
http://storycorps.org/animation/

StoryCorp’s Great Questions List provides lists of interview questions, by category. This is a great place to start conversations and interviews.
http://storycorps.org/record-your-story/question-generator/list/

Reflection:

Please post your reflection to the Module 4 Continuing Conversation page.
How does digital storytelling integrate into your content area?

Please share your thoughts regarding selection on the Module 4 Discussion page. Please comment on one other person's post on the discussion page and let's see how the selection process unfolded.
Which site did you select, Storybird or Mixbook? Why?

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have at vcop4k12edtech@gmail.com
Donna

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